2.—(1) The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2000(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1)(a)(ii) (social fund winter fuel payments) for the words from “Switzerland” to the end of paragraph (ii), substitute “any of the countries listed in the Schedule to these Regulations”.
(3) At the end of the Regulations, insert—
Regulation 2
| Countries |
|---|
| Republic of Austria |
| Kingdom of Belgium |
| Republic of Bulgaria |
| Republic of Croatia |
| Czech Republic |
| Kingdom of Denmark |
| Republic of Estonia |
| Republic of Finland |
| Federal Republic of Germany |
| Republic of Hungary |
| Republic of Iceland |
| Republic of Ireland |
| Republic of Italy |
| Republic of Latvia |
| Principality of Liechtenstein |
| Republic of Lithuania |
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Kingdom of Norway |
| Republic of Poland |
| Republic of Romania |
| Slovak Republic |
| Republic of Slovenia |
| Kingdom of Sweden |
| Swiss Confederation.”. |
S.I. 2000/729. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2003/1737, 2003/2192, 2004/2154, 2008/1554, 2009/1488 and 2013/1509.